Today's best photos: From elections in India to the Moulin Rouge in Paris

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A man shows his finger, marked with indelible ink that indicates a person has voted, in Masuda, India. AFP

Supporters of Israel, in the background, argue with pro-Palestinian Orthodox Jewish men as they demonstrate outside Columbia University, as pro-Palestinian protests continue on the campus in New York. AFP

Women wait for the arrival of Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, transitional president and candidate for the presidential election in Chad, in the stadium under construction in Moundou. AFP

Interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, centre, is flanked by transitional council members during an installation ceremony, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP

The ruins of a church in the old sunken town of Pantabangan, in the Philippines. Remnants of the centuries-old town in Nueva Ecija province re-emerged after a dam's water level dropped amid a drought. AFP

American journalist E Jean Carroll, left, and lawyer Roberta Kaplan, attend the Time 100 Gala, held annually to celebrate the release of the magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World' issue, in New York. EPA

The Cross of the Third Millennium religious monument in Coquimbo, Chile, which was built for the 2000 jubilee of the Catholic Church. It is 93m high, and the arms of the cross are 40m wide. AFP

Pro-Palestinian activists confront police officers during a demonstration at Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP

The Moulin Rouge in Paris, with its sign missing letters, a day after the sails of its windmill collapsed. While the reason for the accident was not yet known, the director of the cabaret nightclub said there was no sign of 'foul play', adding the cause was 'obviously a technical problem'. AFP

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